Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-07
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She Pines to Be . Widow.
A RICH Young WOMAN MARRIEs A DY
ING MAN WHO NOW DECLINES To DIE.

Miss Lilly F. Brown of Oakland on com.
ing of age last October received fortune
of $50, 900 from her fathers estate. The
possession of this money inspired her with
desire to enjoy life freed from the re.
straints imposed on young spinsters by
social conventionalities.
! While living at the Brunswick house,
ia Oakland. she proposed to friend. a
widow, also stopping there. that they take
a pleasure trip to the Yosemite together.
The widow assented, suggesting that if
they could both travel as widows their
enjoyment of the trip would be greatly
enhanced. "a widow" she shyly insin-
uated, lean 90 about with freedom, f1irt
and have lots OF fun, but a young girl has
to be careful" Miss Brown was greatly
taken by the idea. Black would certainly
become her blonde beauty, she knew.
"lf one could only become a widow
without first becoming wife," she sighed.
Another friend, Capt. Richard Apgar,
| who lived with his wife at the hotel, was
taken into the ladies' confidence. When
apprised of the ambition of the young
heiress he laughed and said:
why, nothing could be easier. There
are hundreds OF men dying in San Fran
cisco all the time I'm find you one. -
The would be widow hailed the captain s
brilliant idea with delight. He proved as
good as his word. Going to DR.. Arson
A. DuPuy, a friend of his, he asked that
physician if he knew of man not likely
To live more than couple of weeks who
would De willing to marry rich maiden
desirlous OF changing her state to that of
charming young widow.
81 have just the man." said DR.. DuPuy.
Frank Mckee, a young printer, whom
| am treating for consumption, is almost
dying. Only your Young lady will have
to hurry the nuptials, for he may not last
two days" Next day the marriage was
performed at the Doctors office by JUS
tlce of The peace. After the ceremony the
grl ON was taken back home and put to
bed.
Since then his bride has been impatient
ly waiting for him to die. She has even
provided sums amounting to ST. 900 to de-
fray the expenses of his supposedly short
remaining span of life and of first class
funeral when he died. DR.. DuPuy's in
teresting patient, being provided with all
the luxuries and delcaces he craved out
OF the money has evinced a strange and
persistent inclination to disappoint all the
expectations built upon the strange mar.
rage. So tar from dying he has grown
stout and strong, and evidently has no in
lention to Immediately departing this vale
of tears.
Meeting his bride on the street few
weeks ago he assured her of his abiding
love and expressed a desire that his hap
piness should be crowned by their living
togethes. To this Mrs. Mckee returned
an indignant refusal. Though the unrea-
soning man insisted on living in violation
of the understanding that he should die
speedily, she did not dare to resist his
appeals tor funds. The secret of the mar
riage was well kept all the time, though
blackmaler had tried to bleed the heir
ess by threats of making it public. On
appealing to counsel she found that she
could do nothing to extricate herself from
the dilemma. While her husband was
living she was his wife. and although she
was his wife. and although she could
refuse to live with him she couldno obtain
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